Overton
February 18th 1880
Dear
Brother
I am very sorry that you Were very ill
but We hope you Will Be well by this time.
We Got five young chicken and We got a young calf. We have a fine young horse For you to Ride
when you Come home it is very Quiet and george can ride him to Moors. We Are going to put a Wire Fence Round the Feilds
on the burrows. I Remain your Brother
Robert Bevan
Overton
Feb 18th 1880
My
dear Brother
We have sold our fat cattle. Frank is
going to give a penny to the one that sees the first lamb first but we have not
one yet one of the geese has laid one egg.
We have twenty fat sheep to sell.
It is very wet here now and we have not finished sowing wheat. Mother have a bad cold we others are all
quite well and I hope you are well too.
I remain your
loving Brother
Edmund
Edmund was approximately seven years old when he wrote this letter – note – no spelling mistakes.
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